Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-07-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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Compared to last week's light run, feeder steers over 700 lbs. sold 5.00-10.00 higher with heifers not well tested. Steer and heifer calves under 700 lbs. sold 6.00-12.00 higher with spots 20.00 higher. Demand was good on a moderate supply. Receipts were average, for this time of the year, with cooler temperatures and hay harvest wrapping up. The largest draft of the day was 244 head of 860 lb. colored up steers which sold for 360.50/cwt. Another stick-out draft was 76 head of 754 lb. black steers which sold for 390.50/cwt.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $483.88/cwt on 217 head, up $37.11 from the prior sale. That ranks 23 of 33 comparable sales and sits +14.95 against this barn's trailing median of $468.93.

Average price

$483.88

▲ 37.11 vs prior sale

217 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,609

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$224

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$43.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.01

vs MO average

+24.40 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	499.43	2,689	139
Medium and Large 1-2	540	456.18	2,465	78

One grade step is worth $43.26/cwt here — about $224 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

33 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $511.30, low $395.13, median $468.93 across 33 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale217 hd

483.88

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MO average7 barns · 1,587 hd

490.89

−7.01

National average146 barns · 7,211 hd

459.48

+24.40

This barn, trailing median33 sales

468.93

+14.95

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

52 lots · USDA AMS · Ozarks Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle - West Plains, MO

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	3,174	60
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	442.93/cwt	440.00–445.00	2,317	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	502.20/cwt	500.00–505.00	1,873	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	468.67/cwt	460.00–475.00	1,992	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	432.42/cwt	420.00–452.50	2,426	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	459.92/cwt	440.00–465.00	2,392	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	476.08/cwt	460.00–497.50	2,238	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	521.41/cwt	495.00–540.00	2,247	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	494	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,100	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	416.17/cwt	412.50–420.00	2,435	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	604	400.74/cwt	395.00–411.00	2,420	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	821	328.27/cwt	325.00–345.00	2,695	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	471.05/cwt	465.00–476.00	2,704	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	503.46/cwt	487.50–527.50	2,608	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	459.29/cwt	440.00–473.00	2,815	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	502.36/cwt	490.00–520.00	2,145	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	864	358.60/cwt	350.00–361.00	3,098	322
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	614.16/cwt	595.00–625.00	2,297	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	702	401.25/cwt	400.00–402.50	2,817	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	304	532.50/cwt	532.50–532.50	1,619	5
Steers	Medium 1-2	400–450	436	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,267	7
Steers	Medium 1Unweaned	600–650	630	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,741	67
Heifers	Medium 1	500–550	525	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,310	20
Heifers	Large 1-2	650–700	692	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,387	6
Heifers	Large 1-2	600–650	644	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,415	6
Steers	Large 1-2	700–750	704	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,675	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	573.23/cwt	550.00–585.00	2,442	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	532.71/cwt	525.00–540.00	2,046	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	632	423.72/cwt	410.00–430.00	2,678	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	430.43/cwt	415.00–440.00	2,277	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	377.98/cwt	375.00–380.00	2,525	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	321	595.74/cwt	570.00–610.00	1,912	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	432.76/cwt	426.00–442.00	2,856	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	487	447.05/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,177	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	792	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,831	167
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	414.40/cwt	400.00–417.50	2,412	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	732	355.97/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,606	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	738	355.69/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,625	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	804	366.92/cwt	362.00–373.00	2,950	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	493	513.68/cwt	485.00–522.50	2,532	49
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	452.93/cwt	450.00–455.00	2,197	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	957	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	2,737	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	358.40/cwt	340.00–361.00	2,448	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	389	488.31/cwt	475.00–515.00	1,900	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	447.88/cwt	417.50–457.50	2,589	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	461.36/cwt	440.00–482.50	2,385	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	522	543.00/cwt	543.00–543.00	2,834	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,527	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	587	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	2,509	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	368.38/cwt	360.00–385.00	2,472	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	754	390.50/cwt	390.50–390.50	2,944	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	543.72/cwt	528.00–572.00	2,610	37

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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